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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Book Review: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Partial Synopsis from Good Reads:A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs.

My Thoughts: I purchased this book as a gift for a teenage member of our family. Before wrapping, a quick glance inside gave me pause. I was confused about what the photos represented. I thought I better read it before gifting. What a wonderful decision! While Young Adult Fiction generally isn't something I would consider, I was absolutely mesmerized by this book. It is written in first person from the perspective of Jacob Portman, a sixteen year old boy who struggles with fitting into society where he is from. I don't want to tell you much more than that. It would be so mean to spoil the story for you! The photos add an interesting element.My favorite lines: "I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was."I have already started on the second book in the series and can't wait to tell you about it!What have you been reading?;-) -Marci

9 comments:

Marci, Thanks so much for sharing this book review! I love to read and every now and then my daughters share something they enjoyed, now maybe I can do the same :) Take care and thanks for linking up with us at Snickerdoodle Create-Bake-Make Link party! Pinning to share.~Laurie

I screened it for my 12 year old (thought it was a little too mature for her so I told her a few more years) and it started out great, but I thought it fizzled as the story went on. It was a great premise for a story, though!#MMBH

Appreciated your thoughts on this one. I think I need to read it! Thanks so much for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com this week. I'm always so encouraged by what you share!Tina

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